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Does the Government Free Ride?

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  • Lindsay, Cotton M

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  • Becker, Elizabeth & Lindsay, Cotton M, 1994. "Does the Government Free Ride?," Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 37(1), pages 277-296, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jlawec:v:37:y:1994:i:1:p:277-96
    DOI: 10.1086/467314
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